ToothFairy
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Quick Bluetooth connections

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Description

Connect AirPods (or other Bluetooth headphones) to your Mac with a single click or keypress.

AirPods are great, but they don’t work quite as smoothly with Macs as they do iPhones. You can’t tell at a glance whether audio will play from the AirPods or your Mac’s built-in speaker, you have to dig into a Bluetooth submenu to connect, and then you have to go back to the menu to see when the AirPods are ready for use. ToothFairy streamlines this: just click an icon in the menu bar (or press a hotkey) to switch to the AirPods, and the icon always shows whether they’re connected.

- Works with AirPods, as well as any Bluetooth device that you can connect to your Mac: headphones, speakers, headsets, game pad controllers, keyboards, mice, etc. (HomePod is not supported, as it is not a Bluetooth audio device.)

- Click the hollow AirPods icon in the menu bar to switch to AirPods. It fills in to show they are connected and also displays a battery indicator.

- Supports multiple Bluetooth audio devices; you can choose a different icon and hotkey for each.

- Get the best audio quality. macOS will normally use the SCO codec if it thinks you’re going to use the microphone. ToothFairy can ensure that it uses the higher quality AAC codec when you only care about audio output: listening to music or video or playing a game.

- Disconnect a Bluetooth device by clicking the icon (or pressing the hotkey) again, so that you can switch back to your phone. AirPods and Beats devices with an Apple W1 chip do not need to be manually disconnected, and you can set them to avoid accidental disconnections when pressing the hotkey multiple times.

- ToothFairy automatically launches at login, so it’s always there when you need it.

- Optionally hide the Dock icon so it only appears in the menu bar. With the Dock icon hidden, you can right-click (or Control-click) the menu bar icon to access the settings.

- Run a shell script when the AirPods are connected or disconnected, for example to notify you or to launch or quit another app.

- Use with your Magic Mouse or Magic Keyboard to make sure the battery level doesn’t get too low, or to quickly reconnect them after charging or if they get disconnected.

Note: ToothFairy works with devices that can be connected via the macOS Bluetooth menu. Please make sure the devices you want to connect have been paired to the system correctly before using them with ToothFairy.

What’s New

Version History

2.4.8

Nov 7, 2018

- If there’s an error connecting to your Bluetooth device, ToothFairy now recommends to you how you can fix it.

- Improved the wording in various user interface text.

- Fixed a bug where the menu bar background color when clicking on the menu didn’t match the accent color on macOS 10.14 or the Graphite appearance on earlier versions.

- Added the “Why isn’t my device connecting?” and “Why do I see the Dock icon even after hiding it?” sections of the manual.

- The **Credits** sheet now links to the privacy policy.

- Added accessibility descriptions in the **Preferences** window.

- Improved the diagnostic report.

- Error logging now includes more information about the error and the device it’s related to.

If you enjoy using ToothFairy, please take a minute to rate it or leave a review. We’d really appreciate it.

2.4.7

Aug 13, 2018

- Updated the user interface colors.

- Revised various preferences text to improve clarity. For example:

- **Global hotkey to switch connection** is now **Global hotkey to connect/disconnect**.

- **Hide dock icon (effect after next launch)** is now **Hide Dock icon (takes effect at next launch)**.

- **Connection only mode** is now **Don’t disconnect when clicking icon or pressing hotkey**.

- Fixed a bug where the **Audio output only** option didn’t work, causing AirPods to be inappropriately set as the system audio input device.

- Added the **Save Diagnostic Report** button.

- Reduced the size of the application by having ToothFairy and its login item helper share the same copy of the Swift libraries.

- Fixed the minimum widths of the **OK** buttons.

- Reformatted the text in the credits sheet with fonts, styles, and clickable links.

If you enjoy using ToothFairy, please take a minute to rate it or leave a review. We’d really appreciate it.

2.4.6

Jul 11, 2018

- The shell script text views now use a monospaced font for better readability of punctuation characters.

- The shell script text views now disable automatic quote and dash substitution so that you don’t accidentally get smart punctuation in your scripts.

- Fixed a bug where opening the **Preferences** window didn’t always bring it to the front.

- Fixed a bug where the disconnection script was not run.

- Fixed a bug where there was extra space at the end of the tooltip when hovering over the menu bar icon.

- Fixed a bug where some of the menu bar icons were not centered when the battery indicator was visible.

- Updated the German localization.

If you enjoy using ToothFairy, please take a minute to rate it or leave a review. We’d really appreciate it.

2.4.5

Jun 14, 2018

- C-Command Software has acquired ToothFairy from the original developer, Yibin (Robin) Lu, who was no longer able to work on the app. We thank Robin for his work and look forward to continuing development of the app.

- Restored compatibility with macOS 10.11.

- The right-click menu now appears on mouse down instead of mouse up, for consistency with other menus.

- Updated the copyright and credits.

- Renamed the app from Tooth Fairy to ToothFairy.

- Fixed a bug where the credits sheet didn’t have a minimum width.

- Removed an “.sdef” file that’s not actually used.

If you enjoy using ToothFairy, please take a minute to rate it or leave a review. We’d really appreciate it.

2.4.4

Nov 13, 2017

* fixed the background issue of progress indicator on High Sierras.

2.4.3

Sep 26, 2017

Fixed a bug in audio only mode.

2.4.2

Aug 13, 2017

Bug fixes

2.4.1

Aug 7, 2017

* fix issues in battery status

2.4

Aug 3, 2017

* show battery status in menu bar

2.3

Jul 5, 2017

* Audio output only mode.* Run script after connected/disconnected* tuning icon sizes* new icon for keyboard

2.2.1

May 22, 2017

* update credits

2.2

May 10, 2017

* localization for Italian.* ctrl-click to bring out the preferences window.

2.1

Apr 11, 2017

* localization for Germany and Japanese* icon for mouse device.

2.0

Mar 22, 2017

* support multiple devices* new device icon

1.3.1

Mar 8, 2017

* Fixed a menu bar missing bug when hiding the application from dock without any device selected.* Fixed a window reopen issue.

1.3

Mar 2, 2017

* Fixed an icon flashing bug.* UI text tuning.

1.2

Jan 20, 2017

* support changing icon* support "Connect only mode". When the option is checked, Tooth Fairy only connects to the device and does nothing if already connected. Best for AirPods, which do not require disconnecting.

1.1

1.0

- If there’s an error connecting to your Bluetooth device, ToothFairy now recommends to you how you can fix it.

- Improved the wording in various user interface text.

- Fixed a bug where the menu bar background color when clicking on the menu didn’t match the accent color on macOS 10.14 or the Graphite appearance on earlier versions.

- Added the “Why isn’t my device connecting?” and “Why do I see the Dock icon even after hiding it?” sections of the manual.

- The **Credits** sheet now links to the privacy policy.

- Added accessibility descriptions in the **Preferences** window.

- Improved the diagnostic report.

- Error logging now includes more information about the error and the device it’s related to.

If you enjoy using ToothFairy, please take a minute to rate it or leave a review. We’d really appreciate it.

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5

81 Ratings

81 Ratings

niatish
,08/18/2018

Does 1 Thing.. and does it well

Before you think, we’ll I can do that.. just go down the bluetooth dropdown - what is so hard? You’re right you could but what if you want to make a hotkey to do that function can you do that? Maybe, a little script with a hotkey shortcut.. cool you’ve got the same solution but you want to check you battery well back to the bluetooth menu to dig and check again. This was the position I found myself in, but instead of figuring out how to create a easy way to see the battery I bought this app instead and it was worth every penny.

niatish
,08/18/2018

Does 1 Thing.. and does it well

Before you think, we’ll I can do that.. just go down the bluetooth dropdown - what is so hard? You’re right you could but what if you want to make a hotkey to do that function can you do that? Maybe, a little script with a hotkey shortcut.. cool you’ve got the same solution but you want to check you battery well back to the bluetooth menu to dig and check again. This was the position I found myself in, but instead of figuring out how to create a easy way to see the battery I bought this app instead and it was worth every penny.

a m
,10/28/2018

Works great, would love the same thing on iOS

I just got my AirPods a week ago and while I mostly love them, switching between devices is not as smooth as I would have hoped. This little app does a great job of letting me know at a glance if they are connected to my Mac - perfect if I'm about to hop on a Webex, and I can keep an eye on the battery level if that meeting goes long.

I hope the developer will take this concept to the next level and release an iOS version that will allow one-tap AirPod connections through the iOS Widgets screen and/or Control Center.

a m
,10/28/2018

Works great, would love the same thing on iOS

I just got my AirPods a week ago and while I mostly love them, switching between devices is not as smooth as I would have hoped. This little app does a great job of letting me know at a glance if they are connected to my Mac - perfect if I'm about to hop on a Webex, and I can keep an eye on the battery level if that meeting goes long.

I hope the developer will take this concept to the next level and release an iOS version that will allow one-tap AirPod connections through the iOS Widgets screen and/or Control Center.

Jayjman1234
,06/21/2018

Simple, Easy… “It just works."

Why Apple didn’t make it this easy to pair your airpods or other bluetooth devices on your mac… we will never know. Thankfully these guys made a great app that “just works.” Like you’d expect anything Apple to do. Super easy to install and even easier to use. Thanks!

Jayjman1234
,06/21/2018

Simple, Easy… “It just works."

Why Apple didn’t make it this easy to pair your airpods or other bluetooth devices on your mac… we will never know. Thankfully these guys made a great app that “just works.” Like you’d expect anything Apple to do. Super easy to install and even easier to use. Thanks!